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If you haven’t been to one of Christina Bianco’s solo shows, you might not have heard the story of a young, eager girl auditioning for her favourite role in The Wizard of Oz. “I was too young to play Dorothy, but I auditioned singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow and I sung it with gusto, I was really loud and really enthusiastic,” she says before laughing. “I think they tried to cut me off after a verse and a chorus but I kept singing.” Read the rest of this entry →

The stagiest show in town has arrived in style – and it’s not here to make friends with its West End neighbours. With gags and satire aplenty, Forbidden Broadway is a playful and hysterical send up of London and Broadway’s hit shows and leading actors. Read the rest of this entry →

It is not often that you expect a line up of Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Cheryl Cole, Florence and the Machine, Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Victoria Beckham, Madonna and – of course – Dora the Explorer. In Christina Bianco’s company, however, this is just a taste of the artists you can expect. Read the rest of this entry →

T. Rex dominated the world of glam rock, but front man Marc Bolan is another musician gone too soon. His tragic story is brought to stage in 20th Century Boy, from his chart-topping successes to his untimely death. Read the rest of this entry →

The way she makes you feel is clear. Velma Celli gives you fever when she struts her stuff and shows off her sequins and heels in her scorching, sordid show at Hippodrome Casino’s Matcham Room. Read the rest of this entry →

Blood Brothers is one of those shows that occupies a special spot in my heart. I can still vividly remember the first time I saw it many years ago on a school trip, then coming home and insistently saying that I never had and never would see a better musical. Well, it was quickly pointed out to me that I had only seen two others and so could not possibly make such a sweeping statement, but fortunately the show has never disappointed me and never slipped far from the top spot. Read the rest of this entry →